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Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe

Family, friends and colleagues attend service at Buckfast Abbey, which former MP described as her ‘safe haven’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Ann Widdecombe funeral: Ministers among mourners gathered to pay respects

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The Independent UK · Aug 12

Family, friends and colleagues attend funeral of former MP Ann Widdecombe

Mourners could be seen wearing black as they arrived at the requiem mass at Buckfast Abbey in Devon.

Evening Standard · Aug 12

Suella Braverman received £10,000 leadership bid donation from prominent climate denier’s firm

Attorney general declared the donation from company owned by Terence Mordaunt, who chaired the climate sceptic thinktank Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Failed Tory leadership hopefuls raked in £135,000 in donations for doomed campaigns

Donors to their unsuccessful campaigns included hedge funders, Tory bigwigs and a firm run by a prominent climate sceptic

Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022

Leadership candidates raise thousands but frontrunners’ backers remain a mystery

Suella Braverman received £10,000 from a company owned by a leading climate sceptic.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Suella Braverman accepted leadership campaign donation from prominent climate sceptic

Attorney general warned that stopping carbon emissions could mean ‘net zero growth’

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Tory leadership campaigns linked to climate sceptics, property moguls and tech investors

WEALTHY donors gifted thousands to Conservative Party leadership campaigns, new figures show.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2022